Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Join us for the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum’s inaugural Holiday Night Market! Enjoy an special evening of holiday shopping, festive music and complimentary hot apple cider!

Want to become a Vendor?

Vendors will be selected based on this criteria and space availability. 

-Vendor application form due on Thursday, November 27 – 4:00pm. Submit to the provided email or in person at the museum.

-Accepted vendors will be notified by Saturday, November 29 – 4:00pm.

-Payment of $25.00 due Thursday, December 4 – 4:00pm. Payment details provided upon acceptance.

Vendor Application 

JAN 1
Doors open at 1:00pm

Celebrate the New Year and join us at the museum on January 1st. Bring your fiddle or other instrument and join in the fun, or sit back and enjoy the tunes and company.  Doors will open at 1:00pm and the levee starts after the Polar Bear Dip! We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the food bank.

Remember, this is the perfect time to renew your membership for 2026 and support your museum!

Admission by donation.

First Thursday of Each Month
10:00 am – 11:30 am

Please note: January’s event will take place on January 8^th.

Calling all fiber artists and needleworkers! Whether your hobby of choice is knitting, embroidery, cross stitch, crochet, felting, or any other handmade piece of art worked up with needles, thread, or yarn, bring your projects and join us at the museum on the first Thursday of each month for a relaxing morning of crafting and connection. 

Beginners welcome. Must have your own craft supplies. Pre-registration not required.

There will be no gatherings June-August.

JAN 15
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

We will open our new exhibit on the Port Dover Cemetery with a special launch of the cemetery’s new website and unveiling of their new logo.

Admission by donation.

MAR 12
7:00 pm

Join Dave Jensen and his band for a night of Celtic favourites as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

Dave Jensen, an ambassador of Newfoundland traditions from Screechins to squeezebox tunes is putting together an evening of entertainment with his friends, John Harris, Doug Welland, and others yet to be confirmed.

Dave hails from the once outport of Belleoram and has been entertaining folks in the area for over 40 years.

Tickets $25. Pre-registration is required. Tickets available in person or online via Eventbrite.

MAY 2
10:00 am – 3:30 pm

We hate to bring this up, but do you know the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup? In 1967, the last of the Original Six era games saw Toronto beat the Montreal Canadiens in a Centennial nail biter of a series. This 27-minute colour recap with original sound – including narration by Alex Trebek – has been recently digitized at the highest quality. With play-by-play by Bill Hewitt and Danny Gallivan, it features some of your favourite players such as our own Red Kelly, Tim Horton and Henri Richard.

We will start the action at the start of each hour, last show at 3:00 pm.

Admission by donation .

MAY 23
1:00 pm

Hear Walter Lewis speak on passenger travel on the Great Lakes.

Walter Lewis is an award-winning maritime historian specializing in the history of the Great Lakes region. He is the creator of MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive resources for Great Lakes research.

$10 per person. Pre-registration is required.

MAY 29
7:00 pm

Three in the Round: The Single Malt Sessions are back at Port Dover Harbour Museum! A seasoned musical trio, Three in the Round is made up of Gwen Potter, a sought-after English session musician, singer and viola d’amor player, John Harris, a gifted guitarist, mandolinist and singer from Nova Scotia, and Bob MacLean, an East Coast singer/songwriter with a penchant for Celtic guitar. For their Single Malt Sessions, the group brings together the very best folk/trad song and tune selections from the British Isles, France, and Atlantic Canada for a special performance “in the round” at PDHM.

Tickets $20. Purchase tickets in person at the museum or online via Eventbrite (link to come).

JUN 13
11:00 am – 1:30 pm

Generously sponsored by The Arbor

Calling all Dashing Dachshunds! Bring your four-legged best friend and join us in Riverfront Park for the Fourth Annual Arbor Dog Races! Weenies will race to claim the prize of fastest hot dog around. Are your dogs a little taller? Don’t worry, we’ll have Heinz 57 race or two for everyone else. Enter our Costume contest and parade your pup to the pier. Don’t forget to test your pet’s agility on our new course.

11:00 am: Costume Contest on the Dock – $2/dog to enter (open to all breeds)

11:30 am: Costume Parade down to the Pier!

12:15 pm: Dachshund Races – $5/dog to enter

1:30 pm: Heinz 57 Races (all breeds welcome!) – $5/dog to enter

No need to register in advance!

JUN 20 
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join the Hamilton Confederation Marine Modellers in Riverfront Park (or inside the museum if it’s raining) to learn more about the group and see their amazing boat models on display and in action!

Admission by donation.

JUL 11
7:00 pm

The Salvation Army Jubilee Brass Band will perform in Riverfront Park, Harbour Street. Bring your own lawn chair.

Admission by donation.

SEPT DATE TBD
6:00pm – 7:00pm

SEPT 26
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
$25 per car

All years and models welcome! Rain or shine.

Buckle up! Our 10^th Annual Fun Car Rally is returning for 2026. During this fun family event, support the Port Dover Harbour Museum while cruising Norfolk’s scenic country roads! Drivers, navigators and friends will travel on a secret route, while answering questions about what they see along the way. See you at the finish line! 

RALLY OVERVIEW:

REGISTRATION OPENS
Saturday, Sept. 26th @ 10:00am
Register at Port Dover Harbour Museum (44 Harbour Street, Port Dover)

REGISTRATION PROCESS

At registration, you will:
• fill out a rally registration form;
• sign waivers for all individuals in your car; and,
• pay the $25 entry fee – credit card, debit and cash (cash preferred for easy registration)

SPECIAL NOTES

You MUST have a minimum of 2 participants per vehicle – one driver, one navigator.

You will need a camera or smartphone to take pictures during the event. Your images must be e-mailed by midnight Sept. 29 to [email protected]. Please include the entrant’s name in the subject line.

HOW OUR RALLY WORKS

If you understand rally instructions, you may proceed directly to the start after registration. If this is your first car rally or you have questions, “Captain Jack” will be on hand to help.

The rally is not a race; it’s an enjoyable drive in the countryside for drivers and navigators (and friends). You are expected to drive at the speed limit or with the flow of traffic.

You will follow instructions to find the rally route while answering questions about what you see along the way. Write the answers to the questions on your Answer Sheet. Do not go onto private property unless specifically instructed to do so.

At the end of the rally, one of Captain Jack’s crew members will take your Answer Sheet from you.

Captain Jack says you will start the event with 0 points and will be assessed demerits (negative points) in the following amounts:
• for every wrong answer you will be assessed 5 demerits
• for every missed checkpoint you will be assessed 10 demerits
• for surly comments directed at Capt. Jack or his crew you will be assessed 25 demerits

At the end of the rally, Captain Jack’s crew members will total your demerits – the team with the fewest demerits will be declared winner. We’ll e-mail you the results next week, with special mention of the top photos (as judged by Captain Jack).

Captain Jack says for this year’s event he will reveal the rally route using different types of instructions. Here are examples of the instructions he might use this year:
• Enigma Codes
• Tulip Diagrams
• Road Trip Pictures
• Captain Jack “says” (following the rules of “Simon Says”)

All cars must turn in their questionnaires to the Port Dover Harbour Museum by 3:00 pm.

OCT 17
10:00 am & 1:00 pm

Kids! Join us for the perfect pumpkin painting party. Paint your own pie pumpkin. Don’t forget to grab your treat bag! Ages 3-10.

Programs at 10:00am and 1:00pm

$6 per child.

Pre-registration required (sign up via ENCORE).

OCT 24
1:00 pm

Hear Walter Lewis speak on pre-confederation era lighthouses.

Walter Lewis is an award-winning maritime historian specializing in the history of the Great Lakes region. He is the creator of MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca, widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive resources for Great Lakes research.

$10 per person. Pre-registration is required.

Date TBA (Possibly NOV 21)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

We can barely HO-HO-HOLD in all of our excitement for Port Dover’s annual ChristmasFest celebration!

Stop by the museum before or after the Santa Claus parade to share in a little Christmas cheer with us. We’ve got a festive scavenger hunt on our main floor and a Christmas craft upstairs for ages 3-10.

This event is ADMISSION BY DONATION (cash or a contribution to the Port Dover and Area Lifeline Foodbank).